Women of Michigan Tech

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are the first women to enroll at Michigan Tech1889Mrs. Frances Hannah Scott1893Margaret McElhinneyMary Bunce&superintendent of Houghton Schoolshistory teacher for Houghton SchoolsFirst female professional staff memberWorked as a librarian and registrar, among other positions during the Wadsworth yearsScott stayed at the school until her death in 19241930Margaret Holley Chapman1933First woman to complete a degree programBS in General ScienceBS in Chemistry (1934)later was a graduate student in General Science

First female trustee of the Michigan Tech Development Fundhelped to establish the Margaret H. Chapman Endowed Scholarship1936&Eileen G. DriscollEunice R. JacksonFirst women doing graduate work in ChemistryIlmi Watia1938Mary HaleFirst woman to earn a civil engineering degreeReceives a key as the second ranking student overall1940'sDress CodesThe Sunday noon meal is more formal. The dress is Sunday best and residents must wear nylons but heels are optional."1940First sorority:Theta Chi Epsilon:1950 reactivated1960-66 inactive1967 reactivated1942Michigan Tech changes its policy of discouraging women from enrolling in technical courses due to the national need for more technicians for industry.Alice RungeChemical Engineering seniormade an honorary member of Tau Beta Pi, the honorary engineering fraternityIn response to WWII, the Michigan College of Technology war training programs for women serves needs training women to replace the men.1943Margaret Waters (Perlich)1944First known female editor of the LodeLina Tormen1949Esther Seamanof Ecuador, B.S. in Chem EngB.S. in Mechanical EngineeringB.S. in MathematicsGraduates of"for any of the gals who want to splash in the pool or indulge in any sporting events.""definitely off limits to men when the girls are working out!"Michigan Tech publishes pamphlet entitled "Careers for Women in Science and Engineering" in an effort to recruit more female students.1952Gail1953second female editor of the Lode1958Phi Lambda Beta Sorority established with 27 initiated1979: becomes Alpha Gamma DeltaFirst female forestry graduateDr. Ella Lucille Wood1959Tech's first female faculty memberretires after 32 years1927: serves as an Assistant Professor 5 years before women were allowed to pursue degrees1928: Associate Professor1935: full Professor1937: head of geography and languagesOrganized a departmentFounded a sororityServed as advisor to foreign students and International Club for 25 yearsFirst Dean of Women/First woman titled DeanAdvisor to female studentsDr. Ella Lucille WoodDr. Ella Lucille Wood1960Women to men ratio is 1:22Women comprise 4% of the student body19601961forms and is a member of the Intercollegiate Association of Women Students, the only national women's student government group in the United StatesAssociated Women Students (AWS)1962Jilann Brunett1963America's top collegiate coed rifle shooter Total of 17 national titlesWon the National Women's Position Rifle Championship in '58, '59, '60, '61Selected for membership in all-male Varsity ClubOptional curfew hours granted for female students in the residence halls1963Susan Cross Yonker1963First female to earn a B.S. in Biological SciencesFaculty Women's Club established1964Two women's service groups for ROTC:1966Silver Stars for the ArmyCurfews further relaxed1966Key privileges are allowed for females, 21 years or older and in good academic standing, granting them 24-hour access to residence halls (up to 35 times a quarter).1967The Copper Scroll honors junior women for outstanding scholarship and leadershipThe Copper Scroll honorary society for women is chartered.A new residence option for women is established.1967Residential Counselor Mrs. Cade forms an Honor House to offer better study conditions for outstanding female students.Dr. Switlana Winnikow1967area director of the Energy Thermo-Fluids group in Mechanical Engineering- Engineering MechanicsFirst female in the College of Engineering to hold the rank of Professor ('67-'81)99% of her estate established an endowed scholarship to a graduate student pursuing the study of thermo-fluid mechanicsSigma Phi Sigma honorary society for female students is chartered1968Mrs. Gene Saarimother of Don Saari '62, is the first mother of an alumnus/a to receive a degree when she is awarded a B.S. in Business AdministrationFemale student enrollment increases to the point that Tech is finally considered co-educational.1968Of the 4,493 students enrolled, 386 are women.Virginia (Doane) Hockings1968First female president of the University Senateserved in 1968-69 and 1973-74Research Mineralogistalso served on the MTUAA Board of Directors from 1980-8619421949First woman to fire on a Varsity rifle team in the worldconsists of undergraduate and graduate student wives the first Tech Twosomes!1953Claudette Simons Spiroff1958Women aren't allowed to take specific courses.Student enrollment increases 4% to 4,668, with 447 female1969Kate NewellFirst female class presidentJune Lukonich '651969First woman elected as President of a Michigan Tech Alumni Chapter (Lansing)Susan Kay FossFirst female to earn a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering1969Dr. Martha SloanFirst female faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering (then EE) and the second in the College of Engineering First Tech professor (of either gender) to become a Fellow of IEEE and of ACMWomen now have the same living privileges as undergraduate men1970Women now may live off campus without parent's permission after the 2-year residency requirement is met.Two local sororities are active:1970Phi Lambda BetaTheta Chi EpsilonAssociated Women Students is the primary women's organization on campus1970Copper Scroll and Sigma Phi Sigma are the two women's honoraria at Michigan TechMarthaHead of the Alumni Records, which she established in 1945Elected an honorary member of the alumni associationMargaret Chapman1971First woman to serve on the board of trustees of the Michigan Tech Development FundWas first alumna in 1933/34&1972Mary ReparJanet NeffFirst two women to join Tech's Air Force ROTC cadreof Flint,civil engineeringof West Branch,applied physics19722011: 45% of women enrolled at Michigan Tech attended SYPSummer Youth Program startsWomen in Engineering (WIE)Douglass Houghton Hall1973Crossroads becomes first DHH floor to "go female" with 50 female residentsgoes co-edPaula (Kauppi) Seiter1973Tech's first alumna to earn her CPA designation'70First advisory committee dedicated to encouraging women in engineering was established1974First women Nordic skiing and Alpine skiing varsity teams were formedTitle IX ensures equal opportunity for female athletic participation1975Women's varsity basketball, volleyball, and tennis are added to Husky Athletics is added to part of the School of Technology1975brought from The Sisters of St. Joseph'sin total, graduates 318 studentsCheryl A. DePuydt1975First coach of women's sports: volleyball and basketball1975First national sorority established1975Delta Zetasince 1970:1976 women have gone through the Summer Youth Program of those eligible for college have elected to take up engineeringTech's female enrollment has grown from ('70-'75)The Michigan Tech student section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) was granted a charter1976Nancy Scofield1977First women awarded a PhD in Geology24-hour1977the Board of Controls approves a trial plan in the residence hallswomen's vs. men's freedoms in the residence halls had been debated since the early '70sAnn Pratt1977First woman to serve on the Board of Controls (1977-1984)Became Chair of the Board in 1982Beth Ann Hiatt1977First engineering student to be chosen as Winter Carnival Queen"White World of Sport"Cindy (Coon) Wageman1978First woman to graduate in mining engineering from Michigan Tech1998: inducted into the Presidential Council of Alumnae in 1998Brenda Jones1979worked in the mining industry for her entire career; operates a coal mine in WYFirst African American woman and Michigan Tech alumna to join the Board of Controlserved as Vice Chair and Chair (1984)1927First female ranked faculty member was hired in geography, political science, and history1935: full professor1937: head of geography & languagesDr. Ella WoodFebruaryThe Sherman Gym opens with rigid schedule: Monday nights are reserved for coeds, staff wives, and veterans' wives.Women from downstate are bussed in for the Winter Carnival Sno-BallThe Copper ScrollMargaret with son and husbandNursingFirst female to receive an honorary degreeNorma1949CarnivalWinter1984 WIEMartha Barrett1979First female to hold the rank of corps commander of the Army ROTCOnly female member of Tech's Army ROTC Orienteering teamwon top honors at the US Intercollegiate Orienteering championships in St.Louis in 1978invited to compete on US Orienteering teamFinished second at Army ROTC Fort Wiley summer camp (out of 2,700)Professor1979Mathematical and Computer Sciencesbecomes head of the Faculty AssociationVirginia L. Doane1980Heidi HowlettFirst alumnae elected to the Association's Board of Managers&Second Lt. Kelly L. Vadnais1980First woman from Tech's Air Force ROTC program to earn her wings as a pilotTwo new sororities are established:1980Alpha Delta AlphaAlpha Sigma TauAnn Pratt1982First woman to serve as Chairperson of the Board of ControlDr. Grace Swartz1982ChemistryFirst female faculty member to receive the distinguished teaching awardSheryl Marlor1983First student to participate in a new graduate student exchange programEngineering Mechanicsspent a year in Germany as the1982Dr. Linda Belote1984Second female Dean of the university:Dean of StudentsOlive M. Cornish Kimball1984First female Board of Control Silver Medal recipientJilann O. BrunettFirst woman to be inducted4-year letter winner on rifle team17 national recordsElzbieta G. Berak1985First woman to earn a PhD in Mechanical Engineering- Engineering MechanicsThe Tech Women's Network was established for faculty and staff1987Women's basketball breaks former record with a 16-11 season1990Professional Women's Group Family Issues Task Force meets regularlyWomen's basketball team1991University's first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championship in any sportwon 1990-91 conference titlealso made it to the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Division II tournaments19921900193019401950196019701980199020002010Senior Carie Pejkaleads the women's basketball team to the NCAA Division II tournament for the second year in a rowThe Women's Hockey Club1993Dr. Martha Sloan1993was established to unite common interest and provide opportunities to play and coach on an intercollegiate levelThe women's mining teamtook first place at the Intercollegiate Mining CompetitionElectrical Engineering professorFirst female president of the IEEE Computer Society governing boardThe Study of the Climate for1993was created by the Presidential Commission for Women and headed by President Curt TompkinsWomen at MTUWomen's Huskies basketball team1994Dawn Zarling1995First Tech cager selected as GLIAC "Player of the Year"Season record: 23-6Played final game in 2nd round of NCAA TournamentJulie Fream1996First alumnae is elected as president of the Michigan Tech Alumni AssociationMichigan Technological University1996Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA)established with 17 inaugural members, recognized for their achievements in areas such as education, professional achievements, past service, University support, and personal achievementsMargarita Ford1996First Hispanic PhD graduatein Rhetoric and Technical CommunicationSuzanne Jurva1997Scientific and Technical Communication '821998Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA) Women of Promise1999program is established to recognize leading female studentsFirst Women's Week heldcontinued annually until 2009Monique SimmonsFirst African-American Winter Carnival Queenalso chosen as "Miss Congeniality" and "Audience's Choice"Ellen Horsch2004First female (and alumna) appointed Vice President of Administration at Tech'78'93 and '06First woman (and alumna) to hold the athletic director position at Michigan TechKaterina2005youngest person ever to earn a PhD in the Netherlands'01Michigan Tech tops the state for women in athletics with the highest proportion of women participating in athletics of any public college or university in Michigan, compared the the number of women in the student body as a whole.2007Chris Anderson2007becomes special assistant to the President for diversity"A dress or skirt-blouse-sweater combination are worn to weekday meals.Virginia StuckeyLady Huskies basketball team wins the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship and goes on to the finals2009Team ranks 4th in the nation for the highest team grade point averageWomen's Varsity Soccer is added2010Michelle Jacob is the coachWomen's Basketball teamachieves 31 wins, best in school historytakes GLIAC tournamentcrowned Division II Midwest Regional Champions20%201012%26.428.5of incoming freshmen attended Summer Youth Programsattended Women in Engineeringaverage ACT scores of incoming freshmenWIE alumni ACT score averageWomen at Michigan Tech Scholarship2011established to support the strategic initiative to attract more women to Michigan TechNo limiting criteria and only one purpose: to support women attending Michigan Tech2011EddyFirst issue is printed by student editorsTechnobabe Timestechnological-oriented publication with a feminist themebrings film The Peacemaker, starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, to the Copper Country Mall theater for world premiere; over 400 attend2011 Women of Promise1971Dr. Ella Wood1952Rita Suttles1960First African-American woman nominated for Homecoming QueenFirst African-American Winter Carnival QueenDanni Croom'54'60'80Gloria Melton2004First female African-American Dean of StudentsServed until August 2011Suzanne JurvaAngel Flight for the Air Forceshipped more than 100 cookies and other baked goods to a Tech ROTC detachment Captain deployed in Vietnam1985Michigan Tech Varsity Club Hall of Fame is establishedBrownNational runner-up in Division IIGLIAC season and tournament titles20th on Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Award for the Women's Basketball Coaches AssociationCumulative GPA: 3.459All this with no returning starters and a new coach: Coach Kim CameronGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season and tournament titles20th on Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Awardcumulative GPA of 3.459Phyllis Boutillerat Michigan Technological UniversityWomen-Michigan Tech Alumni MagazineAifantis2005Suzanne Sanregret2001Tech Wives ClubPaceWomen's basketball teamvisitation program'54/'55Geology TripWomen weren't allowed to take the Mine Surveying class because miners believed it was unlucky to have them in the mine.

Physical Education courses weren't seen as a necessary part of women's education.First female to captain a Tech Athletic team60056%36 to 201employee of Stephen Spielberg's Dreamworks movie companyNursing